Nouns

Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

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myroxylon

noun

a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and...

myrrhis

noun

European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of...

myrsinaceae

noun

family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Flori...

myrsine

noun

evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa;...

myrtaceae

noun

trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil

myrtales

noun

Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melas...

myrtillocactus

noun

small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central Ameri...

myrtus

noun

type genus of the Myrtaceae

mysidacea

noun

opossum shrimp

mysidae

noun

small shrimp-like crustaceans

mysis

noun

type genus of the family Mysidae

mysoandry

noun

hatred for men or boys

mysoline

noun

an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand...

mysophobia

noun

a morbid fear of dirt or contamination

mysticeti

noun

baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpback...

mystifier

noun

a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a corre...

mythologisation

noun

the restatement of a message as a myth

mythologist

noun

an expert on mythology

mythologization

noun

the restatement of a message as a myth

mytilid

noun

marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live a...

mytilidae

noun

marine mussels

mytilus

noun

type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mu...

myxine

noun

type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes)

myxinidae

noun

slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes

myxiniformes

noun

hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys

myxinikela

noun

fossil hagfishes

myxinoidea

noun

hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys

myxinoidei

noun

hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys

myxobacter

noun

bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit...

myxobacterales

noun

an order of higher bacteria

myxobacteria

noun

bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit...

myxobacteriaceae

noun

bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung

myxobacteriales

noun

an order of higher bacteria

myxobacterium

noun

bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit...

myxocephalus

noun

grubby

myxomycetes

noun

the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the...

myxomycota

noun

slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleat...

myxophyceae

noun

former terms for Cyanophyceae

myxosporidia

noun

an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia

myxosporidian

noun

mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pat...

n.b.

noun

a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that s...

n.c.

noun

a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 1...

n.d.

noun

a state of north central United States bordering on Canada

n.h.

noun

a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies

n.j.

noun

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13...

n.m.

noun

a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border

n.y.

noun

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

nabalus

noun

genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; some...

naboom

noun

small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect...

nabu

noun

Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scrib...